Clover Valley, Round Crackers, Garlic Butter

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Clover Valley, Round Crackers, Garlic Butter scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Liquid Glucose): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Other Additives (Acidity Regulators (Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Diphosphates), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes (Amylase, Papain)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 17% of the 18,630 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Clover Valley, Round Crackers, Garlic Butter's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate & Ammonium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Dough Conditioner (Sodium Metabisulfite).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.